document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=380863>Question 380863</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the discriminant to determine how many roots the graph of the following equation will have.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-8x+16 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-8x+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 1; b = -8; c = 16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D = b^2-4ac = 64 -4*1*16 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so there are 2 equal Real number solutions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-8x+16 = (x-4)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Roots are x=4 with multiplicity 2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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